Trainer of your choice

I'm a tall, lanky guy so I could go two ways with this. Emmanuel Steward did a phenomenal job with Thomas Hearns and could help me generate power.

However, I'm leaning towards Virgil Hill. He would teach me better defense and help me fight in the pocket when the inevitable exchanges occur.

 

Emmanuel Steward no doubt.

I know he says 'This fight is going exactly as i expected' a lot, but it's true. When he's commentiating he knows exactly what is going on between the two fighters. Everything from tactics to mindset.

If you've seen any interviews with him you'll agree with me. He get's asked a lot of questions about upcoming fights and he breaks them down and 9/10 he's right.

 

historically, angie dundee

currently, nacho beristain

 

I'm a shorter, stockier guy (I'm probably 5'6"-5'7" now and walk around at like 135, but I used to run cross country at 117-120 pounds and could probably still cut weight down to 118 if I got back in shape seriously). It's hard to say how I'd fight, but ideally I'd want to be well-rounded and able to adjust if I had to. I'd probably want to be trained by Floyd Sr., Naazim Richardson, or Pedro Diaz. More likely Naazim or Diaz because Floyd Sr. would likely be difficult to work with more often than not.

 

I wonder if there is some Trainer out there that isn't popular that is brilliant at "The Sweet Science"

 

past trainers...
ray arcel and freddie brown...
bouie fischer
eddie futch
georgie benton

current trainers...
floyd sr
manny steward
myself

unknowns....
the guy who taught edwin valero to box...
jorge linares original trainer...
gary russells original trainer...
roberto durans original trainer...

 

there are plenty.

the proof is in the pudding. u go out to any amateur tournament and take a look at some of the talent coming up. u'll see some....and understand these guys are not born with all of that. there was someone guiding them every step of the way in the gym that u never heard of.

 

Probably Pedro Diaz really love what he was doing with Cotto. Like the movement he does and different trainer techniques.
Think Roger or Senior would be good as well.
As Post Box said the 'Dark Lord' Adam Booth is pretty underrated and has done good stuff for Haye & Groves

 

I'd take Pedro Diaz. . . The guy's a genius. . .

He would be best fit for my style. . .


Second choice would be Emmanuel Steward, since I could fight very tall for my weight class. . .


But I don't like to fight tall all the time. . .

 

i think diaz still has more to learn in the pro ranks. i was disappointed that the only answer cotto had for mayweathers right hand was a high guard. sure he blocked the majority of the right hands...but he still absorbed the impact of the blow. i would have loved to see cotto roll under some of those...or offer any of the other ways to defend against that punch.

 

I agree. I thought Cotto needed more head movement. He seemed like a statue in there at times. He should have been trying to bob and wave on his way in, like what Tyson used to do in his prime.

Alternatively, when Mayweather started looping the right, I thought Cotto stood there with his hands up, and then tried to move in after partially blocking or taking the punch. I thought that whenever Mayweather started to throw a looping right, he was open for Cotto to lunge in behind the jab. That would have possibly made Mayweather overshoot and miss the punch, and it would have allowed him to be hit cleanly. Usually, Mayweather's straight right is very fast and doesn't leave an opening to counter and hit him because it's a straight trajectory, but when he looped the punch he did look open to be hit with the jab.

Diaz seems very good with fundamentals and conditioning, but of course in terms of adjustments and mid-fight advice, there are improvements he could make to raise his game and make him even more effective.

 

Id take steward, he'd gimme footwork a good jab, good ability to keep range and I'd be the lennox Lewis or tommy hearns of the lighter weight classes:bbb

 

Pedro Diaz.

My one critisism of Steward is that he can allow a fighter to take it too easy.

 

That's definitely true. DLH said in his book that under Steward he played a lot of ping pong and basketball even in camp, and that Steward gave him tons of days off. He said he liked the tougher, more Spartan camps Floyd Sr. put him through.

 

Exactly buddy, I've read the book too. :good (One thing that is apparent, is that DLH never accepts the blame for a loss personally.)

I've followed Diaz since he worked with Cuba. I'm very cerebral myself when it comes to tactics etc, so I'd want someone to converse with, but who'd force me to work hard physically to.